Alberta
ModerateHighwood Pass Road — Kananaskis Country High Alpine Traverse via Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Canada's highest road. No guardrails. No crowds.
Feature: Wildlife
Kenya
DifficultTsavo West to Amboseli — Chyulu Hills Volcanic Plateau Track via Ngulia and Ziwani
Lava fields, elephants, and Kili on the horizon.
USA
DifficultMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (West-to-East Full Run)
Absarokas, grizzlies, and Togwotee in your mirror.
Canada
ModerateKluane–Haines Junction High Country Road — Dezadeash Lake to Kathleen Lake via the St. Elias Mountain Front
Biggest icefields in North America. Smallest crowds.
Alberta
DifficultGibb River Road — Tunnel Creek to Windjana Gorge via Napier Range Limestone Corridor (Wet Season Approach)
The Rocky Mountain spine — no guardrails.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertRooftop of the World — Deosai Plains High Crossing via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford
4,000m plateau. Bears. Zero signal. Pure.
Arusha Region
DifficultNgorongoro Highlands to Olduvai Gorge — Crater Rim to Cradle of Mankind via Serengeti Shortcut
From the crater rim to the cradle of mankind.
USA
ModerateLamar River Trail Road — Northeast Yellowstone Backdoor via Pebble Creek and Soda Butte Valley
America's Serengeti from behind the wheel.
Nevada
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Ely via the White Pine Range and Butte Valley Desert Floor
Great Basin back roads with almost no one on them.
Montana
DifficultForest Road 26 to Lamar River Valley — Yellowstone’s Northeast Backdoor via Cooke City and Republic Pass
Yellowstone's wolf country from the hard side.